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2021
Patient sues over alleged Ethicon stapler defect
A patient filed a product-liability lawsuit against Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., alleging that a surgical stapler failed during surgery and that the product was defective and inadequately labeled. These are allegations in the complaint, not a court determination.
2021
Optum Construction Group sues Ethicon over construction contract
Optum Construction Group filed a lawsuit against Ethicon Inc. in Georgia, accusing it of fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation and violating the Georgia Prompt Pay Act. These are allegations in the lawsuit, not established findings.
2020
Johnson & Johnson reaches $3.9 million West Virginia settlement
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reached a $3.9 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and specialty corporations to resolve allegations of unlawful, unfair and deceptive marketing of surgical-mesh devices and hip-replacement systems. Johnson & Johnson and its specialty corporations denied the allegations.
2019
Oregon sues Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon over surgical mesh marketing
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Ethicon, alleging deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices and failure to disclose potential complications. The claims are allegations in the complaint; no determination is reported.
2019
Idaho reaches settlement with Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon
Idaho's attorney general reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon. The article says a multistate investigation found that the companies misrepresented the safety of transvaginal surgical mesh devices and did not disclose the possibility of severe complications; $1.6 million is to be deposited into Idaho's Consumer Protection Fund.